Drive gear shifter is difficult to move between gears and tends to get stuck. Similar to this you tube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzusekn2eyg.
2012 Toyota Camry transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without any warnings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 23,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked on a slight incline with the engine turned on. Within 3 minutes, the vehicle suddenly began to roll forward and down a hill before crashing into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. The contact indicated that the driver was injured while attempting to enter the moving vehicle and sustained a bruised lung, injured leg and multiple contusions. Two child passengers suffered bruising from the car seat straps during the incident. The failure was not diagnosed nor was the vehicle repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The failure mileage was 35,000.
The gas and brake pedals are to close together. I have a size 13 eee shoe and I have to be very careful to not step on the gas and brake at the same time which has caused unintended acceleration "several times" which luckily did not involve another car. Toyota says they have software installed to prevent this but, it is not helping me. They claim the car is working as designed. I'm a 65 year old professional truck driver with 3.5 million safe miles. I have driven 100's of cars and trucks and never had this problem before. I also own a 2010 toyota prius and don't have this problem with it! This is my wife's car. I would trade it if it was mine!
I have a 2012 toyota camry that I purchased new from the military car sales in ansbach, germany. I first experienced the problem in august 2012 when the car would shift it would shudder. At first I thought it to be a fuel problem but it was not. After a few months it got worse. I was in traffic driving off from a stop light and the car shuddered and did not gain speed and I was almost rear ended until I put the car in the "s" gear setting and manually downshifted toe 2nd for more power. That was the temporary solution while driving in the city. Winter days present more issues. I can't drive the car right now because its getting worse. My problem is that I have presented this problem to my dealer, their management, toyota germany in my local area but no one can seem to figure out the funding issue for the 60/60 warranty (power train). I tried to get it settled before I hit the 60000 mile mark but I needed the car daily for work. I have since arranged for public transportation use and I have parked the car as of today for good. I was told it would cost me $6000 to repair. I have chased this since I took it to toyota ramstein, germany for the initial look. They said they had no idea what the problem was and perhaps it was the trans mission which would cost at least 3500 euros which is about $6000. The issue almost caused me an accident in traffic twice! I found through the army air force exchange car care center. I took the car when I experienced more issues and the tech bulletin is the exact problem I am experiencing. It says in the bulletin that it is covered by the power train warranty 60 months or 60000 miles. I even produced the tech bulletin to the dealer and the mechanics! I have gone to the dealer but to no avail they are not able to help me. They tried but I have not heard from them in over a month. I need a car!!!
My car only has a year on the road; we bought it new january 2013 and started having issues since then. It hesitates and slipping, and its been more than couple of times that I almost hit other cars or they almost hit me on the rear because the cars stays in neutral. We've been at the dealership more than six times for the same problem and they said they cannot find the issue because the computer is not giving them any code. We drove it with the shop foreman of the dealership and he said he felt it too but didn't want to do anything because he didn't get a code on the computer. The dealership has adjusted the transmission fluid and it helped for a week but the problem comes back again. Me and my family don't feel secure using this car which is almost new and nobody do nothing about, even when we have warranty.
The car is becoming undriveable. I took it to the dealership to get checked out, and they said there's nothing wrong with it. On their report they stated "the vehicle's operating as designed." since I bought this car it's been performing progressively worse. Every time I drive the car it seems to lose power. The ride is choppy, burdened, and labored. The entire car seems to be struggling with itself. I get into the car feeling fine physically, and then I feel ill and sick after a while. There's foul odors coming from my car, definitely from the exterior and possibly from the inside. The dealership checked for exhaust leaks and didn't find any, but I'm smelling things in the car no one should be smelling. It even seems like the car wobbles and shimmies as it travels down the road.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would decelerate instead and without warning. The contact stated that he would have to pump the accelerator pedal a few times before the vehicle would respond. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the contact was advised that they were unable to replicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000. The current mileage was approximately 3,500. The VIN was unavailable. ...updated 04-03-13
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25-40 MPH, the vehicle began jerking abnormally and would not shift into gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer informed her that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The transmission was replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and covered the costs of the transmission replacement. The failure mileage was approximately 300. The current mileage was approximately 600. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns 2012 toyota camry se. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, there was a delayed response when the accelerator pedal was engaged and within seconds the vehicle abruptly accelerated. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three different times for the identical failure. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 3. Updated 1/17/13 *cn updated 01/24/13
It sometimes will not shift into normal reverse. On these occasions, when you shift into reverse ,it will not move or creep slowly back as it normally does. It feels like a brake is on and you must push hard on the gas to get the car to back up at all. The car then lunges backward until you take your foot off the gas and it will jerk to a stop without you even touching the brakes. This is scary when you are in a parking space at a retail store,restaurant ,etc. And have someone parked on both sides of you. You cant back up slowly,only can lurch out of your parking spot and hope no pedestrians or vehicles are coming by. I finally got the car to do this at the dealer lot in des moines,by driving and parking for 48 minutes. Now the dealer saw the problem dealer tech backed the car up for a block with one foot on the gas and one on the brake, as I told him if he drove forward for 50 feet it would snap out of the problem and we would be trying to recreate it again. No probs show on scope tests toyota has no idea what it is. Bought the car 03/24/2012 dealer has had it to look at over 18 days already in and out. My wife is terrified to drive it as this happened to her in the parking lot at work..
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated the transmission became stuck between second and third gear. When the failure occurred the contact had to pull over and restart the vehicle in order for the transmission to respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated paddle shifting on the steering wheel was determined to have caused the failure. The contact did not agree because the paddle shifting was never used. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 50 and the current mileage was 1,800.
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